Money by Terry Pratchett

Just read Terry Pratchett's latest book, Making Money. Think of Douglas Adams' satire/humor (The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy) only better! Pratchett is the second most read author in England (that would be one place behind J. K. Rowling). Most of his novels take place on Discworld, a circular world on the back of a giant star turtle supported by four elephants. Many deal with a particular institution. Previous books dealt with rock music, the post office, newspapers, and religion to name a few subjects. This one is a great primer on banking and economics. If you like a book that's laugh-out-loud but also helps to explain how things work in the real world I think you'll enjoy Money. By the way, Conant Library has it as part of the new popular fiction collection in the Library lobby.

I'll leave you with one (of his many, many) quotables:
"I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it."

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